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Like when adding the spiro path effect, open the Path Effects dialog, click on the + at the bottom to add a new path effect. (or keep it if you are sentimental about your triangles) After copying it to the clipboard, feel free to delete it. Select the triangle, and copy it to the clipboard using Edit > Copy. Next up, add a triangle “brush” to our spiro curve using the Path Effect P attern on Path. Your curve should look a lot smoother now that is the awesomeness of the spiro. In the Add Path Effect dialog that appears, choose the Spiro Spline option, then click the Add button. Making sure your path is still selects, click on the + icon at the bottom of the Path Effects dialog to add a new path effect to the path. Open up the Path Effects dialog using Path > Path Effects Using the pen tool, draw a curved path with 5 points.

INKSCAPE TUTORIALS MAGIC UPDATE

You spend a little time rigging up the effect, and then you can fluidly change the clone originals to update the result.Ī bit confused? Just follow the steps, and hopefully everything will become clear!įirst up, we need to draw a curve with 5 points, and add the Spiro path effect to make it nice and smooth. The beauty of this technique comes from the fact that it relies heavily on clones, and live path effects. In this tutorial, you are going to learn a technique in inkscape to create a soft, feathered background.

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